Pinless clothesline



May 7, 1929. L. E. HOLCOMB PINLESS CLOTHESLINE Filed Feb. '7, 1928 gwuwnto o .Zuliflolr 071:6

Patented May 7, 1929,

LEOTUS E. HOLQOMIB, OF LURAY, KANSAS.

PINLESS GLOTHESLINE.

Application filed February 7, 1928. Serial No. 252,659.

This invention relates to clotheslines, and the general object of the invention is to provide a clothesline which does not require the use 01 pins. 1 5 A. further object is to provide a clothe line which is made up of a series oi links, each link having a. resilient clamping portion which is adapted to resiliently clamp upon a garment or other article and hold it in place upon the elothesline.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drmving, wherein Figure 1 is an, elevation of a clothesline constructed in accorilance with my invention;

Figure 2 is an elevation of one of the individual. links.

Referring to this drawing, particularly to Figure 1, it will be seen that the clothesline :is composed of a series of interlinked elongated elements or units 10 each of said elements or units being formed of a length of resilient wire having a medial straight portion 11 and two terminal portions 15 resiliently bent to form relatively straight arms 12 and 14 extending across each other and beyond the opposite ends of said straight portions and through the bends or bights 15 and pressing against said bends or bights 15 to 0 form resilient clamps. The outer ends of each oi: the portions 12 and 1 1 terminate in eyes or heads 16. 1

Any number of: these loops may be engaged with each other to form a flexible clothesline, 5 and the portions 12 and 14: are adapted to be sprung away from the loop for the insertion of an article between these portions 12 and 14; and the hights 15 so that the article is resiliently clamped between. the resilient arms 12 and 1 1- and the bight portions of the loop. '1 he article may be thus resiliently clamped at op iosite ends Off each link. The links are engaged with each other in the manner shown in Figure 1 so as to form a full sized to clothesline and such a clothesline will not require any clothes pins or other attaching devices.

The clothesline is strong, flexible, may be made of any desired length, and has been to found. effective in actual. practice. While! do not wish to be limited to the particular detail now to be described, I )retl:'erably so form the extremities of the two arms 12 and 1 1 as to provide clamps. To this end, the extremities of these arms 12 and 14 are bent around in a circle, as at 1.6, and the extremity of the wire bent inward diametrically at 17. The circle 16 at its intersection with the diametrieal portion 1! is disposed outward of the adjacent portion of the arm 12 or 14 and. bears against the same, thus providing a clamp within which clothes may be placed so that I thus provide for supporting clothes at a plurality oi? points upon the links.

The construction. which I have provided is very simple and ellective. Clothes may be clamped between the arms 12 or 1 1- and the adjacent ends of the loop 11 by merely pullmg the arms outward and inserting portion oi. the clothes between these arms. Articles may also be disposed between the loop 16 and and the adjacent extremity of the arm 1201' lat and thus a large number of garments may be readily supported upon the line, or where the garments are large they may be supported by a large number of clamps.

I claim 1. A clothesline formed of a series of interlinked elongated elements, each of said elements formed of a length. of resilient wire hav. 1;; a medial. straight ]')orti.on and two terminal portions reversely bent and. extendin beyond the opposite ends of said straight portions and through the l)(31]( s and pressing against said bent portions to term clamps.

2. A clothesline formed o'i a series of interlinked elongated elements, each of said elements formed of a length of resilient wire having a medial straight portion and two roversely benttmminal. port-ions, the ends of the wire on line; beyond the opposite ends of said straight portion to form arms eXtending diagonally across each other and through said bends and pressing against the bent portions to form clamps, the extremity of said arms terminating in approximately circular resilient clam ping eyes.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiiix my signature.

LEOTUS E. HOLCUMB. 

